Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Worrying - by Alexander Gerlach & Andrew Gloster (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Everyone worries. Some people worry occasionally or transitorily, while others worry frequently or uncontrollably. The ubiquity of worry makes its study far-reaching, important, and exciting. Worry - like most concepts in mental health nomenclature - is not a technical term, however, but rather stems from everyday language's attempt to describe inner-psychic experiences. This, in turn, makes the study of worry difficult and sometimes messy. For example, if you simply ask a person to worry, will this instruction result in the same type of worry that is occurs naturally? Worrying at night, when trying to fall asleep is probably one of the most common situation in which people worry. However, why do we worry some nights and not others ? Is it really simply a question of triggers being responsible for a worry episode to start? Interestingly, in some treatments, asking individuals to worry is used therapeutically. This often results in the new experience that when one actively worries, it is actually less anxiety provoking and much less associated with a feeling of losing control than when worrying occurs spontaneously (compare Gerlach & Stevens, 2014)"--

Book Synopsis

A comprehensive and authoritative guide to anxiety disorder and worry

Generalized Anxiety Disorder offers a comprehensive review of the most current research and therapeutic modalities related to generalized anxiety disorder and worry (GAD). With contributions from an international panel of experts, the Handbooklinks the basic science of anxiety and worry to the effective treatments that can be applied to help those who suffer from these conditions.

Reflecting the most recent research and developments on the topic, theHandbook contains information on cross-cultural issues, transdiagnostic questions, as well as material on learning theory, biological theory, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology. The contributors offer an in-depth examination of a range of topics such as rumination and obsessions and contains several novel approaches to treating the disorder. This comprehensive resource:

• Contains the most current information available on the topic
• Explores the consequences of worrying and other mental disorders such as illness anxiety and sleep disorders
• Includes contributions from an international panel of experts
• Offers insight into the future of treatment outcomes and translational research

Written for practitioners, researchers, and trainees of clinical psychology and psychiatry, Generalized Anxiety Disorder addresses the assessment and empirically supported treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.

From the Back Cover

A comprehensive and authoritative guide to anxiety disorder and worry

Generalized Anxiety Disorder offers a comprehensive review of the most current research and therapeutic modalities related to generalized anxiety disorder and worry (GAD). With contributions from an international panel of experts, the Handbook links the basic science of anxiety and worry to the effective treatments that can be applied to help those who suffer from these conditions.

Reflecting the most recent research and developments on the topic, the Handbook contains information on cross-cultural issues, transdiagnostic questions, as well as material on learning theory, biological theory, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology. The contributors offer an in-depth examination of a range of topics such as rumination and obsessions and contains several novel approaches to treating the disorder. This comprehensive resource:

• Contains the most current information available on the topic
• Explores the consequences of worrying and other mental disorders such as illness anxiety and sleep disorders
• Includes contributions from an international panel of experts
• Offers insight into the future of treatment outcomes and translational research

Written for practitioners, researchers, and trainees of clinical psychology and psychiatry, Generalized Anxiety Disorder addresses the assessment and empirically supported treatment of generalized anxiety disorder.

About the Author

ALEXANDER L. GERLACH is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Cologne, where he is Director of the outpatient cognitive behavioral psychotherapy treatment center.

ANDREW T. GLOSTER is Professor of Psychology at the University of Basel, where he heads the Division of Clinical Psychology and Intervention Science.